If Jimmie Johnson (7-2) were a mountain climber Mt. Everest would be a hill.
If he were a swimmer the Atlantic Ocean would be a pond.
Sunday Johnson goes for his fourth straight Sprint Cup championship - something no other driver has ever accomplished.
That would include seven-time winners Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt, both of whom are named for NASCAR’s inaugural Hall of Fame event.
To seal the deal J.J. has to finish 25th or better even if Mark Martin (5-1) leads every lap and wins. If Johnson leads just one lap he has to finish 27th to win the crown.
It remains to be seen if Johnson can reach or beat seven championships but he is knocking them off the way Heidi Klum pops out kids.
The what-ifs for Sunday include Johnson blowing a motor or getting wrecked early but he should still lead a lap. After all, he won the pole and has Scott Speed beside him and Speed has enough respect to ensure he doesn’t make history by being the idiot who took out Johnson on the first turn.
Note to self: I wonder if Speed has ever been caught for speeding? Ha, I kill myself.
Just how good is Johnson? We don’t know yet. What we do know is that he has won four of the nine Chase races. In fact, the Chase should be renamed the Jimmie Johnson Series because since his beginning in the Cup series in 2002 he has won 47 times. As my pot-loving friend says when staring at my lave lamp, "That’s freaky, man”.
How good is Johnson for NASCAR? His Clark Kent persona leaves a lot of people wishing Jimmie would enter a phone booth and come out wearing red tights.
Not me. The only equipment I want to see of Jimmie’s is his car.